In the Caucasus region, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and their powerful neighbours Russia, Turkey, Iran and the EU negotiate their future policies and spheres of influence. This volume explores the role of religion in the South Caucasus to describe and explain how transnational religious relationships intermingle with transnational political relationships. The concept of ‘soft power’ is the heuristic starting point of this important investigation to define the importance of religion in the region.

Drawing on a three-year project supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation, the book brings together academics from the South Caucasus and across Europe to offer original empirical research and contributions from experienced researchers in political science, history and oriental studies.

This book will be of interest to scholars in the fields of post-Soviet studies, international relations, religious studies and political science.

在高加索地区，格鲁吉亚、亚美尼亚、阿塞拜疆及其强大的邻国俄罗斯、土耳其、伊朗和欧盟就其未来政策和影响范围进行谈判。本卷探讨了宗教在南高加索地区的作用，以描述和解释跨国宗教关系如何与跨国政治关系相互交融。软实力 "的概念是这项重要调查的启发式起点，以确定宗教在该地区的重要性。

在瑞士国家科学基金会支持的一个三年期项目的基础上，本书汇集了来自南高加索和整个欧洲的学者，提供了原创性的经验研究和政治学、历史和东方研究领域经验丰富的研究人员的贡献。

本书将引起后苏联研究、国际关系、宗教研究和政治学领域的学者的兴趣。